Telecommunications Act of 1996

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects	broadcasting cable television telephone services internet services
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Communications_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:110_Stat._56
gptkbp:codifiedIn	gptkb:47_U.S.C._§_151_et_seq.
gptkbp:controversy	impact on media consolidation impact on net neutrality
gptkbp:dateEnacted	February 8, 1996
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:expansion	media cross-ownership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Telecommunications Act of 1996
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Telecom_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:purpose	promote competition deregulate telecommunications industry reduce regulatory barriers
gptkbp:regulates	broadcast license renewals obscenity and indecency on the internet telecommunications carriers
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission gptkb:Communications_Decency_Act media ownership rules
gptkbp:repealedBy	cable ownership restrictions
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Section_230
gptkbp:Section_230	provides immunity to online platforms for user content
gptkbp:Section_254	addresses universal service
gptkbp:Section_271	sets requirements for Bell Operating Companies to offer long-distance services
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Public_Law_104-104
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4